Proposal and Ratification
The Congress proposed the Twentieth Amendment on March 2, 1932 and the following states ratified it:
- Virginia (March 4, 1932)
- New York (March 11, 1932)
- Mississippi (March 16, 1932)
- Arkansas (March 17, 1932)
- Kentucky (March 17, 1932)
- New Jersey (March 21, 1932)
- South Carolina (March 25, 1932)
- Michigan (March 31, 1932)
- Maine (April 1, 1932)
- Rhode Island (April 14, 1932)
- Illinois (April 21, 1932)
- Louisiana (June 22, 1932)
- West Virginia (July 30, 1932)
- Pennsylvania (August 11, 1932)
- Indiana (August 15, 1932)
- Texas (September 7, 1932)
- Alabama (September 13, 1932)
- California (January 4, 1933)
- North Carolina (January 5, 1933)
- North Dakota (January 9, 1933)
- Minnesota (January 12, 1933)
- Arizona (January 13, 1933)
- Montana (January 13, 1933)
- Nebraska (January 13, 1933)
- Oklahoma (January 13, 1933)
- Kansas (January 16, 1933)
- Oregon (January 16, 1933)
- Delaware (January 19, 1933)
- Washington (January 19, 1933)
- Wyoming (January 19, 1933)
- Iowa (January 20, 1933)
- South Dakota (January 20, 1933)
- Tennessee (January 20, 1933)
- Idaho (January 21, 1933)
- New Mexico (January 21, 1933)
- Missouri (January 23, 1933)
Missouri was the 36th state to ratify, satisfying the requirement that three-fourths of the then 48 states approve the amendment. The amendment was subsequently ratified by the following states:
- Georgia (January 23, 1933)
- Ohio (January 23, 1933)
- Utah (January 23, 1933)
- Massachusetts (January 24, 1933)
- Wisconsin (January 24, 1933)
- Colorado (January 24, 1933)
- Nevada (January 26, 1933)
- Connecticut (January 27, 1933)
- New Hampshire (January 31, 1933)
- Vermont (February 2, 1933)
- Maryland (March 24, 1933)
- Florida (April 26, 1933)
Read more about this topic: Twentieth Amendment To The United States Constitution